The BOJ (Bank of Japan), FSA (Financial Services Agency) and JBA (Japanese Bankers Association) have issued comment letters to US agencies urging against standardized liquidity requirements for U.S. ... ( read original story ...)
High-tech services help Japan’s foreign workforce settle in
Companies in Japan have taken note and are rolling out a host of technology-based services to help the country's growing foreign workforce settle into their new environment. Trading house Sojitz ... ( read original story ...)
Hello Kitty Land Tokyo celebrates its first summer music festival and beach event “Puroland Summer Festival 2019”
Sanrio Puroland has created a unique festival bringing together three different event settings at Hello Kitty Land Tokyo. "Puroland Summer Festival 2019" will feature a music festival, a beach fun ... ( read original story ...)
Big plastic user Japan fights waste ahead of G-20 summit
TOKYO — Japan has a plastic problem. In a country where cleanliness and neat packaging have long been considered good service, almost everything, from single bananas to individual pieces of vegetables ... ( read original story ...)
Most Asian currencies weaker than they should be against dollar
We have estimated the most reasonable exchange rate, or the Nikkei equilibrium rate, between the Japanese and U.S. currencies by using a range of relevant domestic and international macroeconomic ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to bask in spotlight when ‘quality infrastructure’ initiative is adopted by leaders at Osaka G20 summit
“What we tried to do this time around is to upgrade this paragraph about quality infrastructure into an independent document in the form of international principles,” Finance Ministry official ... ( read original story ...)
Thrilla in Osaka
Financial markets action over the past few days leading up to the 28-29 June G-20 meeting in Osaka where the main game is between the trade talks between the two biggest economies in the world - the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei index opens slightly lower, traders eye G20
Tokyo's leading Nikkei stocks index opened marginally lower on Tuesday after a quiet Wall Street session with all eyes on a highly anticipated US-China meeting at the Group of 20 summit later this ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close down ahead of G20
Tokyo stocks fell Tuesday on a strong yen with all eyes on a highly anticipated US-China meeting at the Group of 20 summit later this week. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 0.43 percent, or 92.18 ... ( read original story ...)
Greatsun Financial Have Discussed Potential Takeover Talks with Major Financial Institutions
Greatsun Financial in Tokyo, Japan have recently announced publicly that a number of significant banking institutions have made approaches to the company's board of directors in order to ... ( read original story ...)
Nascent Junk Bond Market Gets Nod From Japan Financial Regulator
Now the financial regulator says a broad market including ... To contact the reporters on this story: Takashi Nakamichi in Tokyo at tnakamichi1@bloomberg.net;Issei Hazama in Tokyo at ihazama@ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, US and Australia begin own ‘Belt and Road’ in South Pacific
Nikkei has learned. Three government-backed lenders -- Japan Bank for International Cooperation, the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corp. and Australia's Export Finance and Insurance Corp ... ( read original story ...)
Insurer Sompo Japan to trim 4,000 jobs with automation drive
TOKYO -- Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance plans to reduce its payroll by 4,000 positions by the end of March 2021 -- a nearly 20% decrease from the fiscal year ended March 2018. The Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei edges higher as markets braced for G20, focus on Xi-Trump meet
TOKYO, June 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei edged higher in cautious early Monday trade as investors looked ahead to this week's G20 summit amid a backdrop of trade and geopolitical tensions. The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
G20 Compliance on the World’s Biggest Challenges Outlined in G20 Osaka Leaders Briefing Book by The Global Governance Project
G20 Japan: The Osaka Summit (www.bit.ly/G20Japan), published ... compliance of the G20 nations on key global issues, such as financial regulation, on which compliance averaged 80%, and climate ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower on worries over trade, Iran
Tokyo stocks opened lower on Monday weighed down by the US-China trade row ahead of this week's G20 summit and amid concerns over an escalation in US-Iran tensions. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was ... ( read original story ...)